# Accident 19731206038829A: Cessna 172C, Moneta, VA, December 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1973
- Place: Moneta, VA
- Airport: Smith Mountain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 37.1882° N, 79.6134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moneta, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1882&lon=-79.6134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1840Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 174 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FID23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731206038829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT RPTD ENG FROZE POST ACDT EXAM ENG CAPABLE OF NML OPN.BANK ANGLE ABT 50-60 DEG DRG IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD74FID23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID23), Dec 6, 1973: Cessna 172C (N1840Y), Moneta, VA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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